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Seafood quality may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification, global warming

The eating qualities of UK oysters may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification and global warming, new research has suggested.

31 Oct 2017

Air pollution linked to mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer

Air pollution is classified as carcinogenic to humans given its association with lung cancer, but there is little evidence for its association with cancer at other body sites. In a new large-scale prospective study led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health, an institution supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, and the American Cancer Society, researchers observed an association between some air pollutants and mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer.

31 Oct 2017

Stem cells do not participate directly in cartilage regeneration but serve to ‘animate’ the process

Stem cell therapy has great potential for curing cartilage damage. However, it has remained unclear whether stem cells are responsible for regeneration or whether they trigger the process.

31 Oct 2017

Deep-learning technology reveals anti-aging plant extracts

Life Extension, in collaboration with Insilico Medicine, have employed artificial intelligence to develop a novel dietary supplement of plant extracts that can activate the body's own anti-aging path ways.

31 Oct 2017

Researchers develop illuminated pajamas for babies being treated for jaundice

Alone, naked, and with their eyes covered for protection: this is how newborns lie in incubators when they are being treated for jaundice. Irradiation with blue light in an incubator is necessary because toxic decomposition products of the blood pigment hemoglobin are deposited in the skin in newborns with jaundice.

31 Oct 2017

New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

A new treatment for a rare and often incurable condition called dermatomyositis (DM) reduced the severity of the disease in patients whose DM was resistant to other therapies.

31 Oct 2017

HIV prevention program app will cater to physical and emotional needs of transgender women

Development of a new mobile app that helps prevent HIV among transgender women and keeps them connected with supportive peers anytime, anywhere is the focus of a grant recently awarded by the National Institutes of Health to dfusion in partnership with Portland State University.

31 Oct 2017

Aging in humans is mathematically inevitable, study says

A new study conducted at the University of Arizona suggested that in multicellular organisms such as humans, it is mathematically impossible to stop aging.

31 Oct 2017

Eating too much black licorice can lead to heart issues, FDA warns ahead of Halloween

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is encouraging people to be careful how much black licorice they eat if they are planning to snack on the candy over Halloween.

31 Oct 2017

Gene therapy prevents age-related learning and memory problems in mice

Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute are the first to demonstrate that regulation of the brain's Klotho gene using gene therapy protects against age-related learning and memory problems in mice.

31 Oct 2017

Powerful toolkit uncovers rare tumor suppressor genes

A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an analysis of over 2000 tumors across 12 human cancer types. The findings could help create new cancer treatments that target these genes, and open up other avenues of cancer research.

31 Oct 2017

Studying the nanomechanical properties of aging and cancerous cells using AFM

An interview with Prof. Igor Sokolov, Tufts University conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab).

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 31 Oct 2017

Past-due premiums, missing tax forms may hamstring marketplace customers

The 2018 annual open-enrollment period for coverage on the health insurance marketplaces starts Wednesday. But if you don’t take care of lingering issues from your past coverage, they may come back to haunt you when you try to sign up this fall.

31 Oct 2017

Alzheimer's disease could be triggered by breakdowns from other parts of the body

Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate in the brain. But research from the University of British Columbia and Chinese scientists indicates that it could be triggered by breakdowns elsewhere in the body.

31 Oct 2017

Researchers successfully treat cardiogenic shock using percutaneous auxiliary artificial heart

The Cardiovascular Surgery Group at Osaka University succeeded in minimally invasive treatment of a patient with acute heart failure due to medical treatment-resistant cardiogenic shock by making use of Impella, a percutaneous auxiliary artificial heart, for the first time in Japan.

31 Oct 2017

New biomarkers could help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injury through simple blood test

UCLA researchers have identified four biomarkers that could help doctors diagnose brain trauma and concussions through a simple blood test. The biomarkers are proteins, from brain cells called astrocytes, which are released instantly into the bloodstream when astrocytes' outer membranes rupture from blunt impact or whiplash trauma.

31 Oct 2017

Medical News

Seafood quality may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification, global warming

Air pollution linked to mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer

Stem cells do not participate directly in cartilage regeneration but serve to ‘animate’ the process

Deep-learning technology reveals anti-aging plant extracts

Researchers develop illuminated pajamas for babies being treated for jaundice

New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

HIV prevention program app will cater to physical and emotional needs of transgender women

Aging in humans is mathematically inevitable, study says

Eating too much black licorice can lead to heart issues, FDA warns ahead of Halloween

Gene therapy prevents age-related learning and memory problems in mice

Powerful toolkit uncovers rare tumor suppressor genes

Studying the nanomechanical properties of aging and cancerous cells using AFM

Past-due premiums, missing tax forms may hamstring marketplace customers

Alzheimer's disease could be triggered by breakdowns from other parts of the body

Researchers successfully treat cardiogenic shock using percutaneous auxiliary artificial heart

New biomarkers could help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injury through simple blood test

Researchers implement virtual reality to training surgical simulator

NHS tests potential of new SOS UK phone app to help during health emergency

Researchers identify link between circadian rhythm disturbance and brain dysfunction

Abbott receives CE Mark for newest generation of drug-eluting XIENCE coronary stent system

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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